Originally Posted by kronan

Yep, me and all the other 2097 Union Leaders.

(It sucked that there were only 1559 pilots who weren't Union Leaders)

It's always soo interesting to read that we would've had Huuuugee gains if only we'd voted the TA down. That we wouldn't have been stuck with the status quo of 3%, 3%, 3%, 4%, 3% pay raises. We should've been more like UPS who achieved A Huge Improvement in the FDA to get their Capt's Pension up to $104k and their generous pay raises of 3%, 3%, 3%, 3%. Or like Delta, who sent their TA back to avoid changes in Profit sharing and gained longevity raises of 3%, 3%. Or like SWA, with longevity raises of 3%, 3%, 3%.

See, if we'd kicked the TA back. All of the people who sit on the sidelines would've gotten involved. Our Union Leadership would've totally changed hands, and our A plan would've been modified to provide the DB Pension limit, with an Annual Adjustment to boot. (For 2020 it's would've been a $230,000 Pension, something FedEx can Easily afford. Just ask FastBurner)
Pay Raises wouldn't have been set as actual numbers, but tied to whatever the industry leading pay is plus a nickel.

Sub would've been totally gone.
And Advance Notice SL buyback would've earned you 100% If you retired prior to 65.

As absolutely everyone who posts here on Angry Pilots knows, there wasn't a single improvement in TA2015. And if only we'd had fewer Union Volunteers we would've had a 12% Cash over Cap B plan as well as an extra $100k in the A plan.